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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-2A-70. Definitions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-2A-70. Definitions.

As used in this article, the term:

(1) “Advisory committee” or “committee” means the Regional Perinatal Center Advisory Committee established pursuant to Code Section 31-2A-71.

(2) “Regional perinatal center” means a specially qualified hospital identified by the department and designated to a specific geographic region to lead collaboration between hospitals and providers to increase the likelihood that deliveries are performed in a hospital with an appropriate level of care for mothers and infants.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-2A-70, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 172, § 2/HB 89, effective July 1, 2025.